Originally Posted by
emcampbe
This. Who is gonna VDB for an X-hundered amount when they know they are willing to go to $9000+.
Or maybe supervisors don't show up to authorize. And now DLs IDB rate goes up instead.
Many people will take $200 to $2000. DL asks when you check in how much you would take.
UA should have made a similar announcement before DL beat them to the punch. Again, it will be UA following DL's lead.
This could have been major damage control for UA when they need it. Instead, UA management in "the windy city" blew a great PR opportunity.
DL had the lowest IDB rates of any other major carrier, because they pay more. I posted this up-thread.
An Associated Press analysis of government data shows that in 2015 and 2016, Delta paid an average of $1,118 in compensation for every passenger that it denied a seat. Southwest Airlines paid $758, United $565, and American Airlines $554.